Portable folding outside window-seat



G. L. KIMMERLE AND D. S. LANDS'TRA.

PORTABLE FOLDING OUTSIDE WINDOW SEAT APPLICAIION FILED APR, l5. I919.

Patnted Jan. 18, 1921.

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PORTABLE FOLDING OUTSIDE WINDOW SEAT.

APPLICATION FHED APR. I5. 1919.

1,365,695. Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

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A TTORNE Y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAV L. KIMMERLE, 0F NEWARK, AND DIRK S. LANDSTRA, OF SOUTH ORANGE,NEW JERSEY.

PORTABLE FOLDING OUTSIDE WINDOW-SEAT Application filed April 15, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, GUsrAv L. KILL MERLE andDIRK S. LANDSTRA, citizens of the United States, and residents ofNewark, count of Essex, and State of New Jersey, and outh Orange, countyof Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulIm rovements in Portable Folding Outside Vl lndow-tleats, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Our invention relates to a seat or support adapted to be removablyattached to a window sill and to extend outside the window for use inwashing windows, painting, set-- ting glass and the like. When notwanted, it may be readily detached and folded up, and put away in smallspace until it is again needed.

The invention consists in the improvement of devices of the characterreferred to in a number of respects, as will be pointed out and claimed.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a sideview of a seat embod ing my invention in place in a Window. Big. 2 is anend view with parts broken away. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the seatwhen folded up ready to be put away, and F i 4 is a perspective view ofthe seat viewe from beneath.

The floor on which the user sits or stands is designated by thereference numeral 10 and may be conveniently made of wood. It has angleirons 11 and 12 across the underside thereof at front and backrespectively, the term front being used herein to designate the partnext to the window.

Rods 13, 14 pass through alined openings in these angle irons. Theserods are formed into hooks 15 at their front ends to be hooked over thestool of the window sill 16 and are provided with suitable cushioningmaterial to prevent injury to the woodwork, as, for example, pieces ofrubber tubing 17 may be pulled over the hooked portions 15 to protectthe window sill. The outer ends of the rods are threaded and nuts 18 arescrewed thereon and serve both as holding and adjusting means for therods. By screwing up or unscrewing the nuts, the device may beaccommodated to varyingwindow, etc., dimensions, as will be readilyunderstood.

The rods 13, 14 also pass through eyes 19 formed in a flat bar 20,secured to the under side of floor 10 intermediate the angle ironsSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

Serial No. 290,350.

and of skeleton form substantially as shown.

They are provided with sleeves 23 and 24. The rods 13, 14 pass throughthese sleeves. Clamping means are provided for clamping the braces onthe rods. In the form shown the outer sleeve 24 has a thumb screw 25threaded therein for this purpose. Extensions of the brackets areprovided as shown at 26 for limiting the outward swing of the bracketsand to assist in holding the floor 10 in proper relation and preventingsidewise movement thereof. The bar 20 with its eyes 19, ispreferablylocated between the sleeves 23, 24, as shown.

The lower ends of the brackets 21, 22 preferably extend forwardly asshown at 27, 28. and are detachably connected by a foldablie bufi'erstrip 29, which preferably made of wood, and is hinged to one bracketand detachably clamped to the other. In the form shown the leg 27 of thebracket 21 is received between the buffer 29 and a piece of metal 30secured thereon so the buffer strip 29 is rotatable with respect tobracket 21 and a spring clamping member composed Oi spring parts 31, 32serves to detachably embrace the leg 28 of bracket 22.

Braces 33, 34 are preferably provided for holding the brackets 21, 22rigid, serving substantially the purpose of corner braces. Both bracesare preferably made from a single bar or piece of heavy wire. They arehinged to the under side of the floor 10 by having the connectingportion 35 thereof passed between the floor and pieces of metal 36, 37in a manner similar tothe hinged connection between bufl'er strip 29 andbracket leg 2?. At their outer ends braces 53, 34; have U-shaped orslotted portions 38, 39 adapted to clasp the brackets 21, 22 frombeneath. Being of spring material they may be readily sprung into placeand sprung out of place whenthe device is to be folded up.

The floor ltlmay be left bare onits upper face as in F ig. 4, butpreferably it has a col lapsible guard or rail on the sides and rear, asshown in the other figures of the drawings. The same may comprise sideframes 40, 4:1, hinged in studs 42 secured to the floor 10 along thesides thereof and a rear rail 43, here shown as a board, hinged to thefloor at 44, 45. The board 43 has slotted catches d6, 4:7 at its uppercorners to detachably engage the side frames 40, 4:1.

The operation and use of a device in accordance with the invention cannow be readily understood. When purchased by a householder, for example,the nuts 18, 18 are adjusted to suit the window sills, thickness ofwall, etc. It is attached by hooking the hooks 15 over the window stool.It will be observed that the rods 13, 14 have a slight upward bend backof the hooks 15, 15 so that the engagement is at the edge only and theupper surface of the stool is not touched by the rods and therefore noinjury to the woodwork can result from placing the seat in a window. Thebutler strip 29 rests against the outside of the house and when made ofwood, as is preferable, prevents any metal parts from coming directlyagainst the wall to injure the paint or the like. The rails or guardsserve to protect the user when seated or standing on the floor 10.

To remove the device from the window it is merely raised up and unhookedand is then ready for use in another window, or to be collapsed and putaway. To collapse the under brackets, the corner braces 33, 3d aresprung out and may then be folded. as indicated in dotted lines in Fig.3.

Upon disengaging the buffer strip 529 from the leg 28 of bracket 22 thebrackets 21., 22, may be folded inwardly, and the butter 2t) rearwardly,as indicated in Fig. 3 and the rods 13, 1 may be turned over to theposition of Fig. 3, if desired.

To fold the seat guard or rail the side brackets 40, ll are disengagedfrom catches d6, t? by turning the board 43 inwardly on its hinges. Thenboard 523 is folded down until it rests on the floor boards, and thenthe side brackets 40, 41 are folded in and rest on top of the board 43as shown on Fig. 3.

It will be seen that a seat in accordance with our invention can bereadily and cheaply constructed of wood and metal, and can be made verystrong and safe and at the same time be light and portable. It can beadjusted to meet a variety of conditions, both by adjusting the positionoi the floor with respect to the hooks, and by ad justing the supportingbrackets in and out on their rods, which adjustments may be separatelyperformed. When not wanted for use it may be readily folded flat so asto require very little storage space and when it is to be used it can beas readily expanded and securely clamped with the parts in extendedrelation.

The form shown is for illustration and for affording a clearunderstanding of our invention only. Changes and modifications withinthe scope oi our claims may be. resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing the advantages thereof.

We claim:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a floormember, hooks for atta hniient to a window sill, brackets pivotallysupported beneath the floor member, and a cross connecting member havinga hinged conne m to one oi said brackets and having a detachableconnectimi with the other one of said brackets.

2. In a device of the class dcserilwd, a. floor member, rods extendingthereunder and having hooks to engage a window sill. means for adjustinnthe loor member in and out on said rods, liu'ackcts mounted to turn andto slide on said rods, and a cow necting member hinged to one of saidbrackets and detachably clamped to the other of said brackets.

3. In a device of the class described, a floor board, angle ironsthereunder, rods extending through openings in the angle irons, hooks onsaid rods for engaging a window sill, a pair of brackets sleeved on saidrods between the angle irons, and a buffer strip connecting saidbrackets.

In a device of the class described, a floor board, angle irons securedto the under side thereof, rods passing through openings in the angleirons and having hooks adapted to engage a,window sill, the rods beingthreaded at the ends opposite the hooks and having nuts screwed thereonwhereby the floor board may be adjusted in and out relative to saidhooks, brackets sleeved on said rods and having lllQtHls to clamp samein adjusted position thereon, a buffer strip detachably connecting saidbrackets, and corner braces hinged to said floor board and adapted todetachably engage and hold said brackets.

5. In a device of the class described. a floor board, a foldable guiderail on its upper side, foldable supporting means on its lower side, andhook members i'or cngaging a window sill and adapted in be turned withthe flat sides of the hooks substantially parallel to the lloor board.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing. we have hereto set our hands.this llth (lav of April, 1919.

GUSTAV L. KIMMERLE. DIRK S. LANDS'llR-A.

